South Ayrshire by-election, 1970
- South Ayrshire by-election, 1970
The South Ayrshire by-election of March 19, 1970 was held after the death of Labour Member of Parliament (MP) Emrys Hughes on October 18, 1969. The seat was retained by the Labour Party.
Results
Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Jim Sillars
votes = 20,664 | percentage = 52.68 | change = -14.57Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Christopher Graves
votes = 9,778 | percentage = 24.93 | change = -7.82Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = Sam Purdie
votes = 7,785 | percentage = 19.85 | change = N/AElection box turnout
votes = 39,227
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =
External links
* [http://www.geocities.com/by_elections/69.html#ayrshire Full result]
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